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title: meteorite — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «meteorite» in the school dictionary: A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from space that has fallen through the air and landed on the Earth's surface. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# meteorite

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**Who acts:** meteorite, space, museum, you, Most meteorites, most · **What happens:** be, fall, land, have, touch, make · **To what, where:** piece, air, surface, meteorite, huge crater, Arizona

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«meteorite» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [meteorite in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meteorite.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from space that has fallen through the air and landed on the Earth's surface.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteorite:m1:1
# text = A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal from space that has fallen through the air and landed on the Earth's surface.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meteorite	meteorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	through	through	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	landed	land	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	's	PART	POS	_	22	case	_	_
24	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a meteorite | a piece |  |  |  | of rock or metal from space | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | present · perfect | space |  |  | the air |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through air=Location |
| 3 | **land** | participle | space *not said here* |  |  | the Earth's surface |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on surface=Destination |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The museum has a meteorite you can touch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteorite:x1:1
# text = The museum has a meteorite you can touch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	meteorite	meteorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a meteorite |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meteorite=Patient |
| 2 | **touch** | can | you | a meteorite *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme meteorite=Co-Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A meteorite made this huge crater in Arizona.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteorite:x2:1
# text = A meteorite made this huge crater in Arizona.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meteorite	meteorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	crater	crater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Arizona	Arizona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle | a meteorite *not said here* | this huge crater |  | Arizona |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset crater=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most meteorites land in the sea, because most of Earth is water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteorite:x3:1
# text = Most meteorites land in the sea, because most of Earth is water.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	meteorites	meteorite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	land	land	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	nsubj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | present | Most meteorites |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in sea=Destination |
| 2 | **is** | present | most of Earth |  |  |  |  | because water | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists found meteorites on the ice in Antarctica.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteorite:x4:1
# text = Scientists found meteorites on the ice in Antarctica.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	meteorites	meteorite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Antarctica	Antarctica	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Scientists | meteorites |  | the ice in Antarctica |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meteorite=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The meteorite was heavy because it was made mostly of iron.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteorite:x5:1
# text = The meteorite was heavy because it was made mostly of iron.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meteorite	meteorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
9	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the meteorite |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past · passive |  | meteorite |  |  |  | of iron | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A meteor that reaches the ground becomes a meteorite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteorite:x6:1
# text = A meteor that reaches the ground becomes a meteorite.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	meteorite	meteorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present | a meteor | the ground |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent ground=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | present | a meteor | a meteorite |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some meteorites came from Mars or the Moon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteorite:x7:1
# text = Some meteorites came from Mars or the Moon.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	meteorites	meteorite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | some meteorites |  |  | Mars or the Moon |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from mars=Initial\_Location |

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